Wednesday, 28 October 2009

The Lewis Hamilton one

Conversation with R5 at the dining table. Chicken pie is on the menu. Before dishing up I'd just been reading a story on the BBC website about Nicolas Sarkozy and a very expensive, but unused, shower. R5 had been looking over my shoulder.

R5: Who were you reading about mamma?

M: About the president of France.

R5: Who's the president of France?

M: President Sarkozy. France doesn't have kings and queens like we do, they have a president. We have a queen and a prime minister.

R5: Who's called Gordon Brown.

M (stunned): Yes.

R5: What's happened to the other one?

M: Which other one?

R5: The Lewis Hamilton one.

M (nonplussed. Pause. Light bulb moment): You mean Barack Obama? The president of the United States of America?

R5: Yes. That one. What's happened to him?

M: He's still the president of the United States of America.

R5: Mamma, is 'Lewis Hamilton' Lewis Hamilton's real name?

M: Yes it is. (Thinks: Why can't my children ask about simple things like the birds and the bees?!)
Posted by Maggie Christie at 6:44 pm

6 comments:

  1. silverpebble28 October 2009 at 21:21

    Fabulous.

    It was strange (but good) seeing you moving and talking in that advert for blu ray - I'm so used to imagining you through what you write here.

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  2. Elizabeth Musgrave28 October 2009 at 21:39

    Just wonderful, still chuckling and also being v impressed at R's general knowledge. Half the adult population don't know who the prime minister is, or some such number from some survey or other! she will go far.

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  3. Pondside29 October 2009 at 03:30

    I love these ramdom bits of conversation!
    Advert for Blu-ray? I must scroll back to see what I've missed.

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  4. muddyboots29 October 2009 at 11:13

    children do come out with amazing stuff, it can be so hard to keep a straight face at times

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  5. Anonymous29 October 2009 at 21:10

    Thank heavens for children (and grandchildren).

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  6. maddie30 October 2009 at 11:36

    Blu Ray? I need to scroll backwards.

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